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EP 0500904 B1 19960626 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DIGITAL IMAGES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING DIGITAL IMAGES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUFZEICHEN DIGITALER BILDER

Title (fr)

METHODE ET EQUIPEMENT POUR ENREGISTRER DES IMAGES DIGITALES

Publication

EP 0500904 B1 19960626 (EN)

Application

EP 91917073 A 19910905

Priority

  • US 9106288 W 19910905
  • US 58342090 A 19900917

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9205469A1] A plurality of color photographic images that have been captured on a continuous color photographic film strip are pre-scanned at low resolution and then rescanned at high resolution by an opto-electronic scanning device and processed for storage as a plurality of digitized images in a digital imagery data base. The film strip contains notches to spatially locate pre-scan frame data during rescan. During pre-scan the film strip is translated past an opto-electronic scanner in a first direction to obtain a plurality of first digitally encoded images. During high resolution rescan, the film strip is translated in the reverse direction. The high resolution imagery data is mapped into image storage memory on the basis of the contents of respective first digitally encoded images. During the rescan the mapping process is calibrated on the basis of information contained on the film strip other than the notches, such as detected interframe gaps and a correlation of low resolution and high resolution frame 'fingerprints'.

IPC 1-7

G03B 27/53; H04N 5/253

IPC 8 full level

G03B 27/53 (2006.01); G03B 27/80 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/253 (2006.01); H04N 9/11 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04N 1/0402 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 1/6011 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 5/253 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 9/11 (2013.01 - EP US); H04N 2201/0416 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

  • Patent Abstracts of Japan, Vol 9, No 310, E364, 30-07-1985 & JP A 60144078
  • Patent Abstracts of Japan, Vol 9, No 224, P387, 08-05-1985 & JP A 6080831

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9205469 A1 19920402; CA 2068739 A1 19920318; CA 2068739 C 19980915; DE 69120521 D1 19960801; DE 69120521 T2 19970206; EP 0500904 A1 19920902; EP 0500904 B1 19960626; JP 3115320 B2 20001204; JP H05502522 A 19930428; US 5157482 A 19921020

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9106288 W 19910905; CA 2068739 A 19910905; DE 69120521 T 19910905; EP 91917073 A 19910905; JP 51752691 A 19910905; US 58342090 A 19900917